The push-ups and their different variants are common exercises in the training routines for the strengthening of the muscles of the trunk and shoulders. This exercise does not require the use of devices for its execution, being able to be carried out practically anywhere, being safe and effective if they are carried out correctly.

Although the push-ups are mainly used to improve the strength and muscular endurance of the trunk, this exercise is frequently used in exercise programs for dynamic stability of the joints and the maintenance of vertical posture.

Surely on more than one occasion we have had discomfort in the mouth because of a sore that appears and that stings us for days. This condition is more common than we think and is what is known as canker sores. Canker sores appear unexpectedly in our mouth to stay for a few days. They cause a lot of pain, and as they appear they leave without a trace. For this reason we want this time to stop in this condition and know a little more about it.

As a health disclosure portal, we will remember action guidelines in the event of an emergency due to choking, a situation that we can find in our daily environment.

Let’s review what should be done and what should be avoided (myths and mistaken beliefs), to know how to act when choking in children, adolescents, adults … And in ourselves. In the video you have a review-summary of the most important, which we will discuss below:

Do you notice that when you wake up in the morning you are tired and your jaw hurts? It is probably due to a quite common problem: bruxism, a pathology that affects more than 70% of the adult population, although many of them do not know it, and that adolescents have increased their figures in recent years. years until you reach 30%.

Bruxism is the habit of clenching and grinding the teeth, which usually happens while we sleep (that is why in many cases people are not aware of suffering), but it can also happen during the day. It is related to stress and can affect our day to day.

Many of the Pilates exercises, such as the famous Hundred, include a flexion of the spine, something that has been criticized to this method with the passage of time. To vary your training and as a way to work the entire posterior chain of our body, today we explain how to perform step by step the swimming exercise: a classic Pilates exercise that involves an extension of the spine and that, as you can imagine, simulates the movement of a swimmer in the water.

If you have not signed up to the gym yet and have a pair of dumbbells at home, you should know that you can perform a variety of exercises with them, but in order to achieve a complete and balanced workout, here are three routines to work your entire body with only two dumbbells and your weight as equipment.

In one of our last entries we talked, precisely, of what should be the optimal order when combining cardio and weights within a training routine. Today we continue analyzing this topic to finish knowing how to organize your training routines to get the most out of them: when to perform specific exercises before or after?

This is the conclusion reached after evaluating the results obtained in the last census of weight and height carried out by the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Education (MEP).

Children who eat in private dining rooms have higher rates of overweight than those who eat in public dining rooms. The census, carried out with the participation of more than 300,000 schoolchildren, has revealed that the problems of overweight of children have skyrocketed in recent years.

If you suffer from diabetes it is essential that you pay maximum attention to your diet and that you know what are the optimal foods for your body. To achieve this it is important that you control the amount of sugar you eat, as well as the contribution of carbohydrates and the glycemic index of each food.

Taking into account these data you can choose to choose the foods and optimal amounts to regulate and control your blood sugar. If you are passionate about fruits today we offer you five fruits that should not be missing from a diabetic’s diet.

When we seek to eat better and thus benefit the health of the body, there are many strategies that we usually put into practice, however, eating as a family is another good resource, little known, that can help us to take care of diet and health.